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Police have 'good idea' guns used in N.S. mass shooting were not licensed
HALIFAX - Police say the man who went on a murderous rampage through five Nova Scotia communities was likely using unlicensed firearms, and investigators are trying find out h...
Apr 23, 2020
Preventive measures at Alberta meat plants came too late to stop outbreaks
CALGARY - The rapid spread of COVID-19 at Canada's meat-packing plants isn't a surprise, say union and health officials. Fabian Murphy, president of the Agriculture Union, which represents federal mea...
Apr 23, 2020
Easing COVID-19 restrictions presents challenges between provinces: experts
Infectious disease experts say provinces looking to relax restrictions related to COVID-19 need to consider their neighbours. Prince Edward Island, where the caseload is low, is aiming to ease measure...
Apr 23, 2020
Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action. And this time, they'll have company. Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyto...
Apr 23, 2020
California takes small step toward reopening amid outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed his stay-at-home order on Wednesday to let hospitals resume elective surgeries, a move that will send many thousands of idled health care empl...
Apr 22, 2020
Kamloops' Tanner Molendyk 5th overall pick in WHL bantam draft
KAMLOOPS ---- Six players from Kamloops had their names added to the prospects pool in todays Western Hockey League bantam draft.Five of the six played last season with the Yale Hockey Academy, includ...
Apr 22, 2020 Image credit: contributed
Horgan tells workers stay home if sick after COVID-19 outbreak at chicken plant
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says people who are sick must stay away from work after an outbreak of COVID-19 at a chicken processing plant in Vancouver. Horgan said Wednesday wor...
Apr 22, 2020
Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action. And this time, they'll have company. Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyto...
Apr 22, 2020
'We have flattened the curve:' Saskatchewan may reopen some businesses in May
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some businesses that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could reopen next month. In a televised address from the legislature Wednesday, a first ...
Apr 22, 2020
More COVID-19 testing happening in Kamloops as RIH lab increases capacity
KAMLOOPS - In an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19, more people in Kamloops and elsewhere in the B.C. Interior are now getting tested for the virus with the capacity to test everyone with symptom...
Apr 22, 2020 Royal Inland Hospital now has the capacity to test COVID-19 samples right on site (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
